Blog

Action Alerts Advocacy News Advocacy News : Need to Know Articles Bills COVID-19 Resource Center Industry Trends Member Spotlight WMFHA Updates

Participating Companies in Business Exchange 2018
Participating Companies in Business Exchange 2018

Property Management Companies: Allied Residential AMC, LLC AMLI Residential Avenue5 Residential Berkshire Communities Cambridge Management Coast Property Management ConAm Management Essex Property Trust Equity Residential Fairfield Residential FPI Management Inc. Greystar HNN Associates,... Continue Reading

Postedby Tricia Johnson
Date posted07/10/2018


Suppliers - Here's One Way to Make the Most of your Membership
Suppliers - Here's One Way to Make the Most of your Membership

Build your sales funnel by getting your brand in front of prospective clients! Here's how: Make sure your WMFHA Supplier profile is up to date with your logo, verification and compliance information, company overview, any special offers, areas of expertise, service areas, social media accounts,... Continue Reading

Postedby Kelly Wakefield (deleted)
Date posted07/5/2018


Welcome to the Team, Kelly!
Welcome to the Team, Kelly!

We are proud to announce our newest WMFHA team member - Kelly Wakefield! Kelly is our new Director of Marketing and Communications and we are pleased to have her on board. She is responsible for enhancing our marketing and member communications, designing and producing marketing campaigns,... Continue Reading

Postedby Jim Wiard (deleted)
Date posted07/3/2018


Seattle College Launches First Property Management Bachelor's Program on West Coast
Seattle College Launches First Property Management Bachelor's Program on West Coast

Washington Multi-Family Housing Association has been pleased to serve on the Advisory Board at North Seattle College that helped launch the first Bachelor's program on the continental West Coast for Property Management. WMFHA will continue to be involved as the first cohort begins classes in fall... Continue Reading

Postedby Sloane Cerbana
Date posted06/7/2018


Welcome to the New WMFHA Website!
Welcome to the New WMFHA Website!

Welcome to the new Washington Multi-Family Housing Association website! Wmfha.org has a brand new look and updated technology in an effort to better serve our members. In order to get the most out of your member experience, you will need to create a new login. Your old login information did not... Continue Reading

Postedby Jim Wiard (deleted)
Date posted05/17/2018


Eviction: The National Debate Heats Up
Eviction: The National Debate Heats Up

As printed in the Landlord Times On-Site Publication, May 2018 Eviction: The National Debate Heats Up The rental housing industry understands that supply-demand imbalance has caused rents to rise faster than wages in many areas of the country in recent years, including Seattle and elsewhere in... Continue Reading

Postedby Jim Wiard (deleted)
Date posted05/16/2018


Seattle Publishes Updated MFTE Income Limits
Seattle Publishes Updated MFTE Income Limits

After suspending rent increases in the MFTE program in early April, the Seattle Office of Housing published income and rent schedules for the MFTE and other income and rent restricted programs on Monday May 14, 2018. The published rent and income schedule results in an average 4.5% increase in... Continue Reading

Postedby Brett Waller
Date posted05/15/2018


Seattle's MFTE Rent Freeze is Illegal
Seattle's MFTE Rent Freeze is Illegal

The Multi-Family Tax Exemption (MFTE) program is a highly successful affordable housing program authorized by the City of Seattle to create affordable rental housing to families earning between 65% and 80% AMI. As of June 2017, more than 160 apartment communities participate in the program,... Continue Reading

Postedby Brett Waller
Date posted05/4/2018


National and Local Government Affairs Update
National and Local Government Affairs Update

(as published in the Rental Housing Journal "On-Site") The Washington Multi-Family Housing Association has become the go-to source for local, regional, state and national legislative information that affects our industry. Representing 1,400 members and over 200,000 rental homes in the state,... Continue Reading

Postedby Jim Wiard (deleted)
Date posted04/27/2018


Seattle Changes the Rules on Parking
Seattle Changes the Rules on Parking

On May 14, a new law takes effect in Seattle which may change how you offer and charge for parking to residential and commercial tenants. The law affects multifamily properties in the City of Seattle only. The law, which amends the land use code to change mandatory parking requirements in... Continue Reading

Postedby Brett Waller
Date posted04/24/2018


All Things Maintenance Mania!
All Things Maintenance Mania!

SHOW YOUR SKILLS AND COMPETE FOR CASH, BRAGGING RIGHTS AND PRIDE! Ask any property manager and they will tell you - Service Teams are the backbone of the multifamily industry. Day-in and day-out our Maintenance Techs, Groundskeepers and Maintenance Supervisors keep our residents happy and our... Continue Reading

Postedby Tricia Johnson
Date posted04/20/2018


2018 Legislative Wrap-Up
2018 Legislative Wrap-Up

The State legislative session concluded in the late hours of March 8 and for the first time in five years lawmakers did not enter a special session to complete its business. In total, legislators introduced 1,425 distinct legislative proposals. Of that number, 310 passed both the House and... Continue Reading

Postedby Brett Waller
Date posted04/5/2018